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An Attack upon a Fort, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamircirca 1590-1600

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Persian manuscript painting in opaque watercolor and gold, depicting the siege of a tiled fortress, with soldiers climbing ladders and crowding defenders on the rooftop
Title
An Attack upon a Fort, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamir
Place Made
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan
Date Made
circa 1590-1600
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Album leaf: 16 15/16 x 11 1/4 in. (43 x 28.6 cm); Painting: 10 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (27.3 x 16 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.36
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.